Toy pistol



June 12, 1934. J. E. BRUBAKER TOY PISTOL Filed Sept. 5. 1955L/QCOEEEEUSMKEB Patented June 12, 1934 TOY PISTOL Jacob E. Brubaker,Lancaster, Pa., .assignor to The Hubley Manufacturing Company,Lancaster, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application September 5,1933, Serial No. 688,243

11 Claims.

This invention relates to toy pistols and more particularly to animprovement in pistols of the repeater type.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a pistol of the pivoted.or break-barrel type having means for automatically and simultaneouslymoving the hammer to firing positionand feeding an unexploded cap intoposition to be detonated. Repeating pistols of the type wherein the captape is fed by the movement of the trigger are, of course, well known,and furthermore, pistols of the break-barrel type are also old in theart. However, the present invention contemplates aconstruction whichbrings a fresh unexploded cap into position to be fired-by the movementof the barrel, while at the same time moving the trigger to firingposition.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical andreliable construction which is easy to manipulate and lends itself tofacility of manufacture and assembly.

'With the above and other objects in View which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the inventionconsists in the novel features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated inthe. accompanying drawing and defined in the appended claims.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention .is shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved pistol with the magazinecover shifted to expose a reel of cap tape in the magazine.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the body illustrating thenovel tape feeding means associated with the barrel and the hammer.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the pivoted barrel tiltedat the end of a cap feeding stroke, the hammer being set to firingposition.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line l4 ofFigure 1.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures of the drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the barrel isdesignated generally as A, the same being carried by a body comprisingtwo sections B and B. These sections are held together by suitablefastenings C, C and C the fastening C serving to hold the handleportions D of the body together, and thefastenings C and C serving asfastenings for connecting the forward end of the body, .and also aspivots for mounting 'the magazine cover E and the barrel -A,respectively.

The sections B and B of the handle provide a magazine M, the lattersection B" having thereon a tape reel support S. Between the magazine Mand the handle D there is provided a hammer I-l having a firing head Hand a trigger H The intermediate portion of the hammer is formed with apivot projection H adapted to bear in the socket portion of an abutmentH The opposite side of the handle has a notch H for receiving one end ofa spring H whose opposite end engages a spring abutment H in the handlesection B. Thus, it will be apparent that the hammer H is not only heldin position by the spring H but is also tensioned thereby in such a wayas to snap back and forth from one position to another.

As previously indicated, the barrel A is pivotally supported on thefastening C The end of the barrel A opposite the muzzle is provided withan anvil portion 1 and also has formed integrally therewith, suitablecap feeding mechanism and trigger cocking means which will now bedescribed.

The cap'feeding means essentially comprises a curved tape guide or shoe2 integral with the anvil end of the barrel and lying at one side of alaterally opening recess 3 which is of flaring formation as will beapparent from Fig ures 2 and 3. Cooperating with the curved tape guide 2is a stationary leaf spring 4 held between the spring abutments 5 and '6whereby its free end will have a tendency to press against the curvedtape guide 2 carried by the barrel, unless of course, the cap tape ispositioned therein as shown in Figures 1 and 2. When the cap tape T isin position, as shown, the free end of the spring 4 will not only serveto clamp the tape against the guide 2, but will also prevent retrogrademovement of the tape after each feeding operation.

.The body of the barrel .A, below the anvil l and to one side of thelateral opening 3 is provided with an arm 7 which is so formed as toprovide a socket for receiving a curved tape feeding spring 7 whose freeend 9 is adapted to engage the tape when the barrel is broken or tiltedon its pivot C as shown in Figure 3. The rear side of the'curved tapebearing guide 2.is provided witha. trigger engaging-nose 10 adapted toengage with .the curved edge 11 of the trigger to move the same tofiring position when the barrel is broken as shown in Figure 3.

As will be observed from Figure 1, the magazine M is accessible througha suitable opening 12 provided in the wall of the side member B, and thewall is likewise provided with a curved slot 13 which permits access tothe flared laterally opening recesses 3 of the tape feeding means. Theopening 12 and slot 13 may be covered and uncovered by shifting themagazine cover E as will be readily apparent from Figure 1.

' Assuming that it is desired to load the pistol, the magazine cover Emay be shifted to the position shown in Figure 1, thereby exposing themagazine having therein the tape reel support S. The reel of caps may befitted on the support and the free end of the tape may be threadedthrough the opening 13 and placed between the end of the stationaryspring 4 and the bearing member 2. The cap tape will also be placedbeneath the free end 9 of the tape feeding spring 8 carried by thebarrel. Assuming the parts are in the normal positions shown in Figures1 and 2 and it is desired to bring a cap into detonating position, it isonly necessary to move the barrel A on its pivot C to its brokenposition. This movement of the barrel will cause the free end 9 ofspring 8 to pull the end of the tape from the reel and push a portion ofthe tape across the face of the anvil 1. As the barrel A is returned tonormal position, the stationary keeper spring 4 will holdthe cap tape sothat the free end 9 of spring 8 and the bearing'surface 2 will slidebackwardly over the tape. Simultaneously with the feeding movement ofthe tape just described, the hammer 3-1 'is cocked to its firingposition through the medium of the nose'lO on the tape feeding means ofthe barrel. The pistol is then in condition to detonate the cap bypulling on the trigger of the hammer.

the present After the cap has been exploded, the barrel A may be againmoved on its pivot C which will repeat the cap feeding action previouslydescribed and at the same time cook the trigger.

This operation will be repeated indefinitely until 4 cocks the trigger.

In order to maintain the barrel A properly tensioned so that it willtemporarily stay in either its open or normal positions, there isprovided a leaf spring 14. Whose opposite ends respectively bearagainstthe barrel and a portion of the body. That is to say, the end 15of the spring engages a shoulder 16 in the body while the upper end 17engages in a notch in the under side of the barrel forwardly of thepivot 1 C In this way, the barrel is retained in its normal position bythe spring 14, and is moved to its broken or tilted position against thetension of the spring 14.

Without further description it is thought that l the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, andit will of course be understood that changes in the form,proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to,without departing from the spirit of the invention and scope of theappended claims.

. I claim:

1. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel typeineluding a hammer, and meansactuated by the barrel for simultaneously moving the hammer to firingposition and feeding a cap tape in position to be detonated.

2. Atoy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a hammer, and meanscarried by the barrel for simultaneously moving the hammer to firingposition and feeding a cap tape in position to be detonated.

3. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a spring controlledhammer, tape feeding means carried by the barrel for feeding a cap tapeto detonating position when the barrel is moved to a tilted position,and other means on the barrel for moving the hammer to firing positionsimultaneously with the movement of the cap tape. v

4. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type in= eluding a hammer, meanson the barrel for moving the hammer to firing position when the barrelis tilted, and tape feeding meansfcontrolled by the movement of thebarrel to tilted position for feeding a. cap tape between the hammer andthe barrel. 1 7 7 7 5. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type having ananvil, and including a spring tensioned hammer for cooperating with theanvil, a magazine, tape supporting means in the magazine, tape feedingmeans associated with the barrel and including a curved bearing member,

and a feeding spring adapted to move with the barrel, a' stationaryspring located behind the tape feeding spring and cooperating with thecurved tape bearing guide to prevent retrograde movement of thetape whenthe barrel is returned to'normalposition after making a cap feedingstroke, and means carried bythe curved bearing member for engagingwiththe hammer to automatically move the same to firing positionsimultaneously with the feeding of the tape.

6.A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a barrel having ananvil and a spring tensioned hammer, a tape feeding means carried by thebarreland comprising a tape bearing guide formed atone side of a tapereceiving recess, a feeding spring carried by the barrel and operatingin said recess, a stationary spring projecting into said recess andadapted to engage with the tape clamped between the bearing guide andthe feeding spring, and means carried by the barrel for engaging withthe hammer to move the same to firing position.

7. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a body having a capmagazine, a barrel having an anvil, means for pivoting the barrel to thebody between the muzzle of the barrel and the anvil, tape supportingmeans in the magazine, tape guiding means formed on the barrel andarranged within the magazine below the anvil, said tape feeding meanscomprising a tape bearing member spaced from the anvil by a i laterallyopening recess, yielding means for press ing the tape against the guidemember, a tape feeding spring carried by the barrel and movabletherewith to move the tape between the said yielding means and the guidemember to feed the tape to the anvil, a spring pressed hammer, and meansassociated with the barrel for moving the hammer to firing positionsimultaneously with the feeding of the tape.

8. A toy pistol of the break-barrel type in cluding a body formed in twosections and providing a magazine, one of said sections being providedwith a tape reel receiving opening and a communicating tape threadingslot, a cover for the magazine pivoted to the body, a barrel pivotallymounted in the body and having an anvil at one end, tape feeding meanscarried by the anvil end of the barrel and including a tape bearing andguiding member having at one side thereof a recess communicating withthe anvil, a tape feeding spring carried by the barrel, a stationaryspring carried by one of the sections of the body and having its freeend projecting into said recess at one side of the free end of the tapefeeding spring to prevent retrograde movement of the tape when thebarrel is returned to normal position, a spring tensioned hammerpivotally supported in the body, and

means carried by the barrel for engaging said hammer to move the sameautomatically to firing position simultaneously with the feedingmovement of the tape.

9. A toy pistol comprising a body including a magazine chamber having afixed tape reel support therein, a hammer, a barrel pivoted in the bodyand having an anvil disposed opposite said hammer, and means on thebarrel adjacent the anvil for engaging a tape mounted on said tape reelsupport and adapted to feed the tape toward the anvil when the pivotedbarrel is moved relative to the fixed tape reel support.

10. A toy pistol comprising a body including a magazine chamber having atape reel support therein, a pivoted hammer, a barrel pivotally mountedin the body and having an anvil opposite said hammer, means on thebarrel for cooking the hammer, tape feeding means on the barrel adjacentthe anvil for engaging a tape mounted on the said tape reel support andadapted to feed the tape toward the anvil when the pivoted barrel ismoved to broken position, and means on the body for preventingretrograde movement of the tape.

11. A toy repeating pistol of the break-barrel type including a hammer,a tape reel support, means on the barrel for cocking the hammer, andtape feeding means also carried by the barrel for engaging a tapemounted on said tape reel support and feeding the same to the anvil whenthe barrel is moved to broken position.

JACOB E. BRUBAKER.

